Tema Lube assists Korle-Bu ENT

Published in the Daily Graphic on 11/03/2010 pg 38

Story: Matilda Attram
The Tema Lube Oil Company Limited has donated medical instruments worth GH¢20,000 to the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
The items include sets of mini scissors, micro forceps, telescopes, punch, an electrical cable system and accessories.
They will be used to diagnose and detect diseases of the ear, nose and throat to support the operations of the unit, as well as improve the skills of doctors at the unit.
Presenting the instruments in Accra yesterday, the Director of the company, Mr Richard Adu Poku, stated that the donation was in line with its good corporate citizenship objective.
He said the company was aware of the plight of the ENT Unit, which is in dire need of vital equipment for quick diagnoses and treatment as a result of a recent fire outbreak which destroyed a number of equipment.
“We, therefore, deem it an honour and as part of our social responsibility to favourably respond to an appeal to contribute our quota in re-equipping the centre,” he stated.
Mr Poku added that the company believed that the instruments would effectively assist in the accurate and prompt diagnoses and treatment of ENT cases that were brought there.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Professor Nii Otu Nartey, who received the instruments, said they would enable the hospital to offer quality healthcare services to Ghanaians.
He expressed his gratitude to the management and staff of Tema Lube Company Limited for their gesture and gave the assurance that the items would be used for the purposes for which they were donated.